Names Ending in M for Boys

You might want to abbreviate this from one of the Biblical originals or use it as a name all on its own, an update of Sam or Finn. Sim is a Scottish Gaelic form of Simon.

Wisdom is a rare modern virtue name that might increase in use as this whole category becomes more mainstream. Wisdom is one of the gender-neutral names now on the table for both boys and girls.

This variation of Biblical Benjamin is used in Ethiopia. The name is also spelled Benyam or Binyam.

Single-named R&B singer Jaheim could inspire others to pick up on this unusual name.

Most familiar as the surname of the handsome anti-hero of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mr Darcy’s rival in both life and love. He has a brief flirtation with Elizabeth Bennet but the truth about his ill intentions and past misdemeanors soon comes out, and he ends up marrying her flighty sister Lydia instead.

Traditional Arabic choice, used for both boys and girls.

This tree name could be one of those fresh, cool nature names for winter babies, though we can only imagine the kind of jokes that will fly in junior high.

Russian form of Seraphim

City name less mellifluous than Paris, London, or even Trenton. It was the name of the character portrayed by Leonardo di Caprio in "Gangs of New York."

Substituting the V for the W sounds almost comedic to the American ear.

We don't think a boy would want to be called a sham.

This name -- the basic form is Rachamim -- is especially popular among Sephardic Jews.